Motorola Launching New Droid 2 on June 23

It looks like the Motorola Droid 2 is upon us - and it looks like it may have Adobe Flash.

It looks like the Motorola Droid 2 is upon us - and it looks like it may have Adobe Flash.

We just got an invite to the launch of the next Motorola Droid at noon ET on June 23, and Adobe's CEO is prominent on the list of speakers. That implies the Droid 2 will run Android 2.2, with its Flash 10.1 support - and that the game is truly on against Apple and AT&T.

Speaking of Apple and AT&T, they're launching the iPhone 4 on June 24. It's almost certainly not a coincidence that Verizon, Google, Motorola and Adobe are banding together on the previous day to try to provide some counter-programming.

PCMag.com's lead mobile analyst, Sascha Segan, has reviewed hundreds of smartphones, tablets and other gadgets in more than 9 years with PCMag. He's the head of our Fastest Mobile Networks project, one of the hosts of the daily PCMag Live Web show and speaks frequently in mass media on cell-phone-related issues. His commentary has appeared on ABC, the BBC, the CBC, CNBC, CNN, Fox News, and in newspapers from San Antonio, Texas to Edmonton, Alberta.
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